building 19

For years, New Englanders have made the connection that Ollie's Bargain Outlet is somehow related to Building #19. What's the truth of that connection?

New Bedford will once again get 'Good Stuff Cheap' as Ollie's Bargain Outlet is coming to Fieldstone Marketplace on Kings Highway.

New Bedford's Building #19 was not Macy's, nor was it Neiman Marcus, but it was a neat collection of oddities and close-outs fun to wander around in.

Trash, marijuana and retail development were the big topics of the day, as New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell made his weekly appearance on WBSM Wednesday.

Residents in the area of Hathaway Road in New Bedford were abuzz with the sight of the water tank from the former Building 19 being demolished Monday morning. The removal of the iconic structure is the first step in the process of Washburn Realty, LLC preparing the site for a future new occupant...

NEW BEDFORD - Say goodbye to something of a landmark in New Bedford. The water tank at the former Building #19 site on Hathaway Road was dismantled this morning. For decades, the water tank served as a sort of billboard for the discount store, featuring many of the beloved cartoons that have become associated with Building #19 and its founder, Jerry Ellis...

The former Building 19 complex off Hathaway Road in New Bedford was the scene of a two-alarm fire Sunday afternoon. Firefighters say a passerby noticed smoke coming from a building and called the Fire Department. Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News, the fire began in transformers outside the building, and then spread inside...

New Bedford Police responded to an alarm early Monday morning to the former Buliding 19 on Hathaway Road.

You won't find his name on the payroll, but a Building #19 "employee" is going to a good home now that the chain is closing. Tom the cat has lived in the store's break-room for the past ten years, roaming the store at night, and keeping other employees company...